Nail polish compositions comprising a water or alcohol soluble polyamide

A nail polish composition comprising an effective amount of a water or alcohol soluble polyamide having a solubility of at least 0.5 weight percent in water or in a C1 to C3 alcohol and derived from the reaction of adipic acid and ether diamines with a molecular weight of 148 to 396 and represented by the general formulas:

• H2N—R1—O—R2—O—R1—NH2, wherein R1 and R2 are either —CH2—CH2— or —CH2—CH2—CH2—;
• or H2N—R1(—O—CH2—CH2)xO—R1—NH2, wherein R1 is either —CH2—CH2— or —CH2—CH2—CH2— and X has an average value of 2 to 6;
• and mixtures thereof.